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Artist/Band: Emmylou Harris
Lyrics for Song: Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
Lyrics for Album: Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town [Rhino Records] [2004]



(Rodney Crowell - Donivan Cowart)



Mary took to running with a travelin' man

Left her momma crying with her head in her hands

Such a sad case, so broken hearted



She say momma, I got to go, I gotta get outta here.

I gotta get out of town, I'm tired of hanging around

I gotta roll on between the ditches

It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go

Round and around, nobody knows

But the highway goes on forever

That ol' highway rolls on forever.



Lord, she never would've done it if she hadn't got drunk

If she hadn't started running with a travelin' man

If she hadn't started taking those crazy chances

She say daughter let me tell you 'bout the travelin' kind

Everywhere he's goin' such a very short time

He'll be long gone before you know it.

He'll be long gone before you know it.



When it felt good never have I knew it when I knew I could

Never have I done it when it looked so right

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.

This is down in the swampland anything goes

It's alligator bait and the bars don't close

It's the real thing down in Louisiana.



Did you ever see a cajun when he really got mad

When he really got trouble like a daughter gone bad

It gets real hot down in Louisiana.

The stranger better move it or he's gonna get killed

He's gonna have to get it or a shotgun will

It ain't no time for lenthy speeches

It ain't no time for lenthy speeches.



She say never have I known it when it felt so good

Never have I knew it when I knew I could

Never have I done it when it looked so right

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight

She say never have I known it when it felt so good

Never have I knew it when I knew I could

Never have I done it when it looked so right

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.

Leaving Louisiana in the broad daylight.



It's just an ordinary story 'bout the way things go

Round and round nobody knows

But the highwa goes on forever

There ain't no way to stop the water...


Album Lyrics: Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town [Rhino Records] [2004]


Emmylou Harris
"Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town [Rhino Records] [2004]"


1. Easy From Now On
2. To Daddy
3. Leaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight
4. Defying Gravity
5. One Paper Kid
6. Burn That Candle
7. Lacassine Special